UNWTO and the ONCE Foundation Seek Best Accessible Destinations
The first edition of the “Accessible Tourism Destination” (ATD) distinctions, which will recognize and promote sites that are accessible to all has been launched this summer by UNWTO and Fundación ONCE. The aim is to publicize locations “that make an important effort so that their destination can be enjoyed by any tourist, regardless of their physical, sensory […]
How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe)
How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe) Many times I hear people saying they don’t know how to apply sustainability to their business or even more they don’t know what sustainable tourism is and how to design sustainable tourism. I had some thoughts writing this article because after years of studies and several […]
Sustainable Tourism World community welcomes Ethnotourism.org
´Honoring the efforts of 169 Convention about Indigenous and Tribal people, where the main objective is: the respect and rights of the control of their own institutions, lifestyle, economic developments, strength the identity and religion[1], we build a project where innovate and diversify tourism services through real experiences and respect in our ethnic communities. Ethnotourism.org […]
SURF for a Sustainable Economy Applied to the Hotel Industry
Hello STWlovers, Today I am happy to share with you an interesting practical framework for approaching sustainable development and the green economy. It was developed by Marilyn Waite, an author with extensive knowledge in sustainability. The SURF approach is a holistic approach to sustainability; I am sharing it with you because I found it to […]
Sustainablevisit.com sustainable tourism planning platform
I am very happy to collaborate with Marilyn Waite at SustainableVisit.com, the website is full of tips and suggestions about sustainable tourism: destinations, itineraries, hotel & accommodation. For a while my desire has been to develop a similar product, but I soon realized the amount of information, work and skills required to obtain a […]
How to design a Tourism Questionnaire for Sustainable tourism
How to design a Tourism Questionnaire for Sustainable tourism During my work experience at the Mountain Community of Lario and Ceresio valleys, I had to set up & deliver a survey to understand the importance of sustainability in tourism on the northern side of Lake Como. I am happy to share this work on sustainable […]
Sustainable tourism, protected areas and internet have to be the keywords of Italian tourism industry
Exciting research presented during the important Tourism fair BIT 2014 Milano (Borsa Internazionale del Turismo = International Tourism Exchange) by Sandra Cuocolo, senior researcher of IPR Marketing, and realized in collaboration with the Foundation UniVerde can help us to understand the Italian context. The research shows that sustainability in tourism has become a commercial […]
Sustainable tourism in the UK
Sustainable Tourism: Bryn Elltyd eco guest house it’s carbon neutral since 2012 We are a tiny three-star Welsh guesthouse with six bedrooms,700ft up a Welsh mountain in an 1883 stone house. It has taken us five years, but we went carbon neutral over three years ago. We have no staff…no big government grants, just two […]
Sustainable tourism in India
Interlock making History – sustainable development 2016 Sustainable development news: Interlock. First solar power pumping system to provide safe drinking water to 80+ families in a remote village, in the Kokan West coast of India, without any power for conventional pumps. When Cost of fuel is impossible for villages . This village can now be […]
Sustainable tourism in Asia
Bhutan is the World’s Only Carbon Negative Country – How is possible? Inspired by the National Geographic travel’s article from October 2017 “Visit the World’s Only Carbon Negative Country” www.nationalgeographic.com/bhutan/carbon-negative-country-sustainability/ I did a bit of research and I discovered interesting aspects not so well highlighted in the article (in my opinion). I found some information in […]